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NWS confirms tornado hit Saugerties

May 17, 2018 6:45 am

The Times Union is reporting the National Weather has now confirmed a tornado touched down May 15, near Saugerties. The path of the tornado began along Route 212 between Woodstock and Saugerties around 2:29 p.m. before moving east through the western and southern parts of Saugerties. It then crossed the Hudson River and ended in Tivoli around 2:35 p.m., a distance of approximately five miles. The tornado's top winds were estimated to be 90 mph. No fatalities or injuries resulted from the windstorm, according to the National Weather Service. Read the full story in the Times Union.